ATRACURIUM & CIS-ATRACURIUM, NON-DEPOLARIZING NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT
Atracurium is an intermediate-acting nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocker. Routinely is used for the neuromuscular blockade in most pediatric surgeries. Cis-atracurium is an stereoisomer approximately 4 times as potent as atracurium. In contrast to atracurium, Cis-atracurium is devoid of chemically mediated histamine release.
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